EL SALVADOR: THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE AS FLOODS RIP AWAY BRIDGES AND BURY HOMES IN EL SALVADOR

Record ID: 980503

  • Title: EL SALVADOR: THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE AS FLOODS RIP AWAY BRIDGES AND BURY HOMES IN EL SALVADOR
  • Date: 30th September 1999
  • Summary: CHILANGUERA, EL SALVADOR (SEPTEMBER 29, 1999) (CHANNEL 12 - NO ACCESS EL SALVADOR) 1. SLV OF RESCUE WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES NEAR CHILANGUERA RIVER 0.08 2. SV SOLDIER BEING DRAGGED BY CURRENT 0.36 3. SLV SOLDIER AND RESCUE WORKERS GETTING OUT OF RIVER 0.48 4. SV RESIDENTS ON BRIDGE HOLDING ON TO ROPE 0.53 5. SLV RESIDENTS SHOWING MEMBER OF MEDIA HIGH RISK AREA, THEN FALLING INTO WATER WELL 1.09 6. SLV SOLDIERS CHECKING FLOODED AREA 1.18 7. SLV RESIDENTS CROSSING FLOODED RIVER WITH THEIR BELONGINGS (4 SHOTS) 1.59 8. MCU (Spanish) CHILANGUERA RESIDENT, FELIX CASTRO, SAYING: "There are parts of the soil where there is risk of collapse, since there has been a lot of mud slides near where we live. I live this way, but near here there have been mudslides during past storms, I have noticed. But the soil is being displaced, just like here. There are slides in many sectors and that's dangerous, it could happen at night because this river always creates the greatest devastation at night." 2.24 FORTALEZA, EL SALVADOR (SEPTEMBER 29, 1999) (CHANNEL 12 - NO ACCESS EL SALVADOR) 9. SLV EL SALVADOR PRESIDENT, FRANCISCO FLORES VISITING AFFECTED COMMUNITIES 2.32 10. SV OF PRESIDENT FLORES THROUGH WINDOW OF DESTROYED HOUSE 2.42 11. SV PRESIDENT LISTENING TO RESIDENTS' NEEDS 2.48 12. MCU (English) PRESIDENT FLORES SAYING "Coming here and seeing first hand how you are, I have a few requests to make, the first is that you help us convince those families who have been told they are in high-risk areas, to leave. It is true that the rains have diminished for now, but they will return and in a few days we will be facing the same problem, so in order to avoid a tragedy, it is very important that those families near the creeks, listen to the authorities and and mobilize themselves and come to the shelter." 3.29 13. SV PRESIDENT FLORES ON RIVER BANK 3.36 14. SV PRESIDENT FLORES WALKING AROUND NEIGHBOURHOOD 3.42 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: CHILANGUERA AND FORTALEZA, EL SALVADOR
  • Country: El Salvador
  • Reuters ID: LVA1U1T7DRVANR927VWIYJWFR6UI
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